Summary

Negative of Ivy Rewell who was the forewoman of the Sunshine Harvester Works' Roller Bearing and Canvas Shop. She joined the company in 1924 and remained with them until 1965. She also worked in the company's Bolt Shop.

Part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. The collection relates to the agricultural manufacturing firm, the Sunshine Harvester Works. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s in Ballarat. Between 1906 and 1907, McKay moved production to Sunshine where the firm became one of the largest industrial businesses in Australia. Change in ownership is a recurring theme in the company's history. In 1930, it merged with Massey-Harris to become H.V McKay Massey Harris. In the mid-1950s, the company was absorbed by Canadian agricultural firm Massey-Ferguson. Production in Sunshine ceased in the mid-1980s, following almost 100 years of manufacturing agricultural equipment.

Description of Content

Woman in work clothes standing behind a bench covered by a canvas sheet. Piles of folded canvas sheets are in the background.

Physical Description

Black and white image.

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